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Being unable to pay one’s debt. | Insolvent |
The study of the functions of the body. | physiology |
The science of fortelling events by stars. | Astrology |
Government by officials in a state. | Bureaucracy |
An office without any work but high pay. | Sinecure |
A medicine to counteract the effect of a poison. | Antidote |
An admirer of art. | Dilettante |
A man having the qualities of women. | Effeminate |
That which cannot be moved. | Immobile |
The study of insects. | Entomology |
Word for word. | Verbatim |
Wish to do good to others. | Benevolence |
Whose meaning is difficult to understand? | Abstruse |
Way out for water or steam. | Benevolence |
Want of sleep. | Insomnia |
Usual behaviour of a social group. | Custom |
Use of mild words in place of words required by the truth. | Euphemism |
Troops trained for being dropped by parachute. | paratroops |
Touch or stroke lovingly. | Fondle |
A traditional story related to deities | Myth |
That which is pig like. | Porcine |
Thing to be corrected in a printed book. | Corrigendum |
Things taken by robbers. | Booty |
That which is fox like | Vulpine |
That which is dog like. | Canine |
That which is lion like. | Leonine |
That which can be rooted out. | Eradicable |
That which exists separately from other people. | Independent |
That which cannot be perceived by touch. | Intangible |
That which can be calculated. | Incalculable |
Study of the development of plants and animals from earlier forms. | Geneology |
Study of oceans and their Phenomena | Oceanography |
Study of Law | Nomology |
Study of fossils | Palaentology |
Study of ancient things like tombs, buried towns | Archaeology |
Strong desire for food, wealth | Greed |
Strong dislike between two persons. | Antipathy |
Stream Flowing into another big river | Tributary |
Stealing From the writing of others | Plagiarism |
A statement that is obviously true | Platitude |
That which can be easily believed. | Credible |
That which cannot be put out or extinguished | Inextinguishable |
That which cannot be satisfied | Insatiable |
That which cannot be erased or removed. | Indelible |
That which cannot be corrupted. | Incorruptible |
To escape from hard realities. | Escapism |
The system which is observed to do progress or reform. | Reformism |
Temple dedicated to all the gods. | Pantheon |
Talk that brings bad reputation to somebody. | Scandal |
The study of population. | Demography |
The study of the physical phenomenon of lakes. | Limnology |
Spreading by infection. | Infectious |
Specialist in a mental or emotional disturbance. | Psychiatrist |
Speak in a very low tone. | Whisper |
Something that is hidden. | Mystery |
Somebody that foretells the coming of something. | Harbinger |
Soldiers on big guns mounted on wheels. | Artillery |
So deep that the bottom cannot be reached. | Unfathomable |
A small shop that sells fashionable clothes, cosmetics etc. | Boutique |
Shamelessly rude. | Impudent |
Serious crime like murder, arson. | Felony |
Send rays of light or heat. | Radiate |
Secret place difficult to access. | Recess |
Send Back a criminal into custody for further investigation | Remand |
Secret Agreement for a fraudulent purpose | Collusion |
Search in the Dark | Grope, Fumble |
Search for something | Quest |
Secret Religious Meeting | Conventicle |
See with a group of many islands | Archipelago |
A signature on the back of a paper or cheque | Endorsement |
Showing Contemptuous indifference | Supercilious |
A short summary of a book or speech | Epitome |
Signal under martial law for people to remain indoors | Curfew |
Showing Deep Sorrow for wrong doing | Contrite |
A short saying or poem which express an idea in very clever and amusing way | Epigram |
A short journey for pleasure. | Excursion |
A short expression of general truth. | Proverb, Dictum, Maxim, Adage |
A short amusing story about some real person or event. | Anecdote |
Scornful and contemptuous language. | Opprobrium |
Science of weight. | Metrology |
Science of time. | Horology |
Science of writing and compiling a dictionary. | Lexicography |
Science of the races of mankind and their relation to one another. | Ethnology |
Science of the physical structure of the body. | Anatomy |
Science of the habits of living things in relation to their environment. | Ecology |
Science of the constitution of the whole universe. | Cosmography |
Science of causes of diseases. | Etiology/Aetiology |
Science of mankind as an animal. | Anthropology |
Science of mechanical and industrial arts. | Technology |
Science of healthy living. | Hygiene |
Science of inscriptions. | Epigraphy |
Science of human beauty. | kalology |
Science of fixing dates. | Chronology |
Science of crimes and criminals. | Criminology |
Study of coins. | Numismatics |
Science of blood. | Hematology |
Science dealing with the proper use of terms. | Terminology |
Science dealing with heredity. | Genetics |
Science and technology of metals. | Metallurgy |
Science and philosophy of human law. | Jurisprudence |
Science and art of preparing and making good food. | Gastronomy |
Science and art of fkying in aircraft. | Aviation |
School for very young children. | Kindergarten |
Say in advance what is likely to happen. | Forecast/predict/foretell |
Say aloud from memory. | Recite |
Saving of property from loss by fire. | Salvage |
Salt water lake separated from the sea by sand banks. | Lagoon |
Rules for Formal behaviour among people. | Etiquette |
Room for washing kitchen utensils | Scullery |
Roof supported by columns at the entrance of a building. | Portico/porch |
Ritual washing of the body. | Ablution |
Rising in arms against an establishment/ government. | Insurrection/Rebellion |
Rise or fall in level of the sea. | Tide |
Right or advantage available to a person. | Privilege |
Reward for a work or service. | Remuneration |
Return to one’s own country. | Repatriate |
Return the same sort of ill treatment. | Retaliate |
Reduction in a tax or debt. | Rebate |
Religious discourse | Sermon |
Reserved in speech. | Reticent |
Responsible according to law. | Liable |
Restore to former position. | Rehabilitate |
Resulting in death or ending in disaster. | Fatal |
Relation between different aspects of a thing. | Perspective |
Reasoning power of the mind. | Intellect |
Receiving guests warmly. | Hospitality |
Record of events in the order of their happenings. | Chronicle |
To raise a pattern or design on the surface of Something. | Emboss |
Quick to judge and understand. | Perspicacious |
Question or problem difficult to answer or understand | Puzzle/Riddle/Enigma |
Put under the surface of water. | Submerge |
Put off for a future time. | Postpone/procrastinate |
Put into the form of a code. | Cadify |
Pull out of usual shape. | Distort |
Public merry making and feasting. | Carnival |
Public activity which take place in a very elaborate, colourful and expensive way. | Extravaganza |
Place of Google climate for invalids. | Asylum |
Property left to someone by a will. | Legacy |
Property inherited from one’s father. | Patrimony |
Producing a lot of book or other things. | Prolific |
Process of sewing designs on cloth or other materials. | Embroidery |
Principle that the war should and could be abolished. | Pacifism |
Habit of independent thought. | Individualism |
Prevention of loss. Waste, damage. | Conservation |
Prevent from being carried out. | Circumvent |
Pretence of having a virtuous character. | Hypocricy |
Present form of before birth. | Congenital |
Marriage of God | Theogamy |
Lover of dogs | Canophilist |
Loss of memory. | Amnesia |
A group of talkative girls /women. | Gaggle |
Guided by one’s sense of duty. | Conscientious |
Gust of wind. | Draught |
Handwriting that can be easily read. | Legible |
Happening at the sametime. | Contemporary |
Government run by a dictator. | Dictatorship |
Government by person of highest social order. | Aristocracy |
Government by intelligentsia. | Meritocracy |
Government by the rich and the powerful class. | Plutocracy |
Government by officials. | Bureaucracy |
Government by elected representatives. | Democracy |
Government by elected representatives without a monarch. | Republic |
Government by divine laws. | Theocracy |
Government by a king/queen. | Monarchy |
Government by a few people. | Oligarchy |
Governing body of a university. | Senate |
Hater of books. | Misobiblic |
Hater of learning. | Misologist |
Hater of marriage | Misogamist |
Having more than one meaning. | Ambiguous//Equivocal |
Imaginary ailments (disease). | Hypochondria |
Offering made to God. | Oblation |
An official agreement to a proposal. | Assent |
Gathering of all things. | Omnibus |
An official announcement issued to the press. | Communique |
An official counting of the population. | Census |
One who analyses handwriting. | Graphologist |
One who attacks? | Assaulter/Assailant |
One who believes that nothing can be said about God? | Agnostic |
One who can neither read nor write. | Illiterate |
One who cannot be corrected. | Incorrigible |
A garland of flowers. | Wreath |
Give tit for tat. | Retaliate |
Departure of many people. | Exodus |
Gift of money to a retiring people. | Gratuity |
Give the right to vote. | Enfranchise |
Greedy for money. | Repacious |
General instructions. | Directive |
Future generation. | Posterity |
Free from punishment. | Impunity |
Form opinion in advance. | Pre-conceive |
For warning of an impending danger. | Premonition |
Fixed sum of money paid to somebody as income in his life time. | Annuity |
Fit for bad temper or anger. | Tantrum |
Fear of foreigners. | Xenophobia |
Fear of one self. | Autophoby |
Fear of home surroundings. | Ecophobia |
Fear of dead body. | Necrophobia |
Fear of animals. | Zoophobia |
Fear of height. | Aerophobia |
Faithful supporter. | Henchman |
Fail to pay a debt in time. | Default |
Expert in horse riding. | Cavalier |
Existing since old times. | Antique |
Existing forever. | Eternal |
Amount of money paid to free a prisoner. | Ransom |